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Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management vs ServiceNow comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Micro Focus ZENworks Asset ...
Ranking in IT Asset Management
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
License Management (15th)
ServiceNow
Ranking in IT Asset Management
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
224
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (1st), IT Service Management (ITSM) (1st), Rapid Application Development Software (2nd), No-Code Development Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Asset Management category, the mindshare of Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow is 14.6%, down from 24.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Asset Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow14.6%
Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management1.0%
Other84.4%
IT Asset Management
 

Featured Reviews

Isam Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
System analyst at Ministry of Interior
Has an easy initial setup process, but its stability needs improvement
We use the product for asset management The product’s stability needs improvement. We have been using Micro Focus ZENworks Asset Management for two years. I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten. It could be better.  Our organization has around 50-100 Micro Focus ZENworks Asset…
SP
General Manager at sPerception IT
Adopting flexible workflows with customized automation delivers measurable benefits
There are things that I would like to see improved in ServiceNow, such as the pricing, as it is a very costly solution compared to other tools. Additionally, its presence in the local market is very limited; in Pakistan, for example, I don't see any vendor or distributor of ServiceNow available. They need to increase their sales spectrum globally so people can easily access them and engage them for client meetings and more. From a functionality perspective, the features in ServiceNow are acceptable as, at the moment, the ITSM modules rank highly, being 13 plus Pink Elephant certified, which is a good aspect to have. When providing advice to users, I would suggest they consider making strategic decisions about their per user pricing since it is very high. In our region, people normally start with 5 to 10 users, but the per user price is quite steep. Moreover, ServiceNow does not charge based on data uploaded or downloaded, so they should reconsider their pricing and data policies to align better with the financial capabilities of the region.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a scalable product."
"Great that it's knowledge-based and you can use the flows in ServiceNow."
"In my experience, ServiceNow's most valuable feature is its flexibility. If you have a DevOps or development team, you can customize it to meet your specific needs. The tool's dashboard categorizes incidents, making managing it much easier."
"I have seen ROI from ServiceNow, as the client I mentioned earlier is achieving ROI for adopting this cloud-based technology."
"We used ServiceNow for change management, release management, and event management."
"The analytics - we like to keep track of how much work everyone is doing."
"I would rate ServiceNow nine out of ten."
"The product's integration functionality in the change management module has significantly improved efficiency in our organization."
"It allows us to filter the data, create graphs, and get detailed reports."
 

Cons

"The product’s stability needs improvement."
"The solution's user experience could be improved concerning its UI and portals."
"It became kind of complex to set it up without a general lack of knowledge of the particular feature-function capabilities. Features and capabilities could have been explained better to the end-users."
"The customer service of the product right now isn't very good. It's an aspect they really need to improve."
"HR Service Management is one module that needs a lot of improvement because it's a pretty new module. It was introduced in the last two years. It's becoming more mature day by day, but there is a lot of scope for improvement in that module."
"Where it could be improved is Discovery. This may sound odd since I just praised the value of ServiceNow Discovery, but improvements to its automatic detection, the breadth of devices, and the depth of devices covered, as well as keeping up with new technologies, are all essential."
"Local solutions have lower costs."
"There should be fewer clicks and faster integrations between solutions."
"There's always a room for improvement in terms of the ServiceNow UI. For customers, the UI is something that is a continuous improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product has reasonable pricing."
"This is a pretty expensive product, so the licensing could be better."
"There is an annual subscription to use this solution."
"The first impact for the customer is that it is expensive, but do not forget that it is a solution that includes infrastructure; a single cost, easy to justify."
"The cost is quite high."
"Initially, the licensing model ServiceNow came up with was very good. But now, from a licensing perspective, they are changing their model day by day. It is becoming a bit expensive for customers."
"The price of the solution is comparable to industry standards. For the features that we received, it is reasonable."
"The product cost is higher than that of other vendors."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
9%
 

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Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise35
Large Enterprise166
 

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Sample Customers

Sesame, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Schuco International KG, Spring Independent School District, Tropitone Furniture
AAA, AstraZeneca, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Broadcom, Christus Health, Epicor, Equinix, GE Capital, Intuit, KPMG, Loyola Marymount University, OshKosh, Quantas, RedHat, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss Re, U.S. Department of Energy, Safeway, Yale University, and Zillow    
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